Draft extension and pay raise pass amid draft pause
Washington reports Congress extended the draft law and approved a pay increase for servicemen with costs estimated at 632 million dollars annually. The measure continues the act until March 31, bans 18 year olds from induction but requires 19 to 44 year olds to register and be available for service.
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Washington
Congress
Army
House
Senate
Truman
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Col
Sen
Revercomb
R-W. Va
Rep
Thomason
D-Tex
Texan
Patterson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Reynolds Lions Club Dance For July Fourth Spirit
The Reynolds Lions Club will sponsor a dance at the Taylor County Motor Company building in Reynolds next Thursday night July 4 at 9 o clock. Music will be provided by the Newsom orchestra. Proceeds will benefit civic improvements by the club.
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Reynolds Lions Club
Taylor County Motor Company
Reynolds
Newsom Orchestra
Carmichael Speech Planned for Talbotton July 2
Talbotton Ga June 24 special James V Carmichael candidate for Governor will address voters of Talbot and nearby counties at Talbotton Tuesday July 2 at 11 oclock Co Chairman Henry Persons announced today He has many personal and political friends here and a gigantic gathering is forecast A committee to entertain him will be named soon Motorcades from adjoining counties are being arranged with Muscogee County expected to have strong turnout.
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Talbotton
James V. Carmichael
Talbot
Henry Persons
Carmichael
Persons
Muscogee County
Burial Services Held for Mrs Susan Brown at Butler Cemetery
Mrs Susan Anna Brown was laid to rest in the Butler family lot following a private service conducted by Rev C L Glenn. She died January 21 in Houston, Texas where she had lived since leaving Butler over 50 years ago. Her daughter Miss Anna Brown Buchmann of Houston attended the burial. The cremation occurred and the vault was sealed before its Butler interment. Mrs Brown, born November 28, 1861, was a prominent local figure, married to Col Joseph Morgan Brown in 1893, and was an active Methodist at home and in Houston with the Bering Memorial church and its Ladies Bible Class and the Woman’s Society of Christian Service.
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Susan Anna Brown
Butler
C. L. Glenn
Brown
Col
Joseph Morgan Brown
Houston
Texas
William J. Buchmann
Thos. W. Summers
St. John the Divine Episcopal Church
James
Lavonia Thompson Anthony
Col. Brown
Anna Brown
Buchmann
Methodist Church
Bering Memorial Methodist Church of
Ladies’ Wesley Bible Class
Woman’Society of Christian Service
Mr A J Gowan Injured in Auto Wreck Near Thomasville
Mr A J Gowan of the Federal Fruit Inspection Bureau with temporary offices in Butler suffered cuts bruises and three broken ribs when his automobile wreck occurred near Thomasville on Saturday He was transported to Archibald Memorial hospital and relatives and friends in Butler wish him a speedy recovery
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Ocala
Fla
A. J. Gowan
Federal Fruit Inspection Bureau
Butler
Thomasville
Archibald Memorial Hospital
Gowan
New Sugar Stamp Good July 1 for Caning Sugar
Washington reports new sugar stamps spare 9 and 49 are valid now and spare stamp 10 becomes good July 1 for five pounds of home canning sugar. Both stamps 9 and 10 stay valid through October 31, while a recent error claimed coffee stamp No 49 was valid instead of spare stamp 49.
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Washington
The
United Press
Price Cut on Porto Rico Sweet Potato Plants
Prices reduced on genuine Porto Rico Sweet potato plants for the remainder of the season. Customers are advised the discount applies to all in stock shipments and orders placed before the season end.
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Seasor
Porto Rico
Taylor County Camp Meeting Set to Start July 4
The annual ten day Taylor County Holiness Camp Ground meeting begins Thursday July 4 and runs through July 14. Dr John Paul of Asbury College and Dr Harry Blackburn of Parkersburg head the preaching with Rev John M Cox leading the young people's work and Joe T Darity directing song services. Dormitories have been enlarged and plans aim for record attendance.
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Taylor County Holiness Camp Ground
John Paul
Asbury College
Kentucky
Harry Blackburn
Parkersburg
W. Va
John M. Cox
Joe T. Darity
Columbus
Wil
M. J. Wood
Camp Meeting Association
Taylor
Pace to Address Farm Bureau in Americus Tuesday
Congressman Stephen Pace of Georgia’s Third District will be the principal speaker at a Farm Bureau session in Americus Tuesday. The event, announced by A S Boyett and J W Cannon Jr, aims to draw farmers and professionals to the Sumter county courthouse. Pace will discuss the Pace Parity Bill, with introduction by H L Wingate, Georgia Farm Bureau Federation president.
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Stephen Pace
Congress
Congressiona
Farm Bureau
Americus
A. S. Boyett
Buena Vista
J. W. Cannon, Jr
Cordelo
Georgia Farm Bureau Federation
Sumter County
Pace
Americas
H. L. Wingate
Pelham
GFBF
Georgia Farm Bureau
Wingate
Congressman Pace
National Capitol
Americas Conference
President Wingate
Second District Upatoi Association Meeting at Shiloh
The Union Meeting of the Second District Upatoi Primitive Baptist Association will be held at Shiloh Khureh four miles north of Howard s on Friday Saturday and Fifth Sunday in June. Rev. M. W. Walker of Columbus announces several visiting ministers are expected. Public is invited.
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Upatoi Primitive Baptist Association
Shiloh Khureh
Howards
M. W. Walker
Columbus
Taylor County Superior Court Opens Monday with Murder Docket
The Taylor county regular July term begins Monday at 9 a.m. Judge T. Hicks Fort presides with Columbus officials Solicitor General Ed Wohlwender Jr and Court Reporter R O Perkins present. Sheriff J M Bone notes about forty grand jury investigations including four murder cases: Tommie Dent dec 12 1945 Reynolds. Thurman Kimble Carsonville Jan 11. Leon Peebles Mauk Mar 17. Eva Jordan Butler May 11. Civil cases also set in early days per Clerk Thelmon Jarrell.
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Taylor County Superior Court
T. Hicks Fort
Columbus
Ed Wohlwender Jr
R. O. Perkins
J. M. Bone
Tommie Dent
George Bryan
Reynolds
Thurman Kimble
Carsonville
Leon Peebles
Aportion Hodges
Mauk
Eva Jordan
Asa Riley
Butler
Thelmon Jarrell
Lt. Montgomery Assigned as Physician for War Criminals
Lt. Clifford Montgomery of the U S Army Medical Corps stationed at Nuernberg Germany has been assigned as physician for several notorious German war criminals on trial. He and two other medical officers staff the post and must attend the proceedings at all times. Among those under care are Hess Goebbels and von Ribbentrop.
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Clifford Montgomery
U. S. Army Medical Corps
Nuernberg
Germany
Montgomery
Hess
Goebbel
von Ribenstrop
Baptismal Services Planned for Towson Family Daughter
Relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Towson are invited to a baptism for Mitzi Elaine Towson at Union Methodist Church Camp Ground next Sunday at 4 30 p m.
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George E. Towson
Mitzi Elaine
Union Methodist Church
Miss Margaret Taylor Drowns in Ocmulgee River Near Hawkinsville
Miss Margaret Taylor 22 dies after plunging from the Southern Railway trestle near Hawkinsville. Sister Bertha Taylor witnessed the tragedy as motorboats recovered the body after hours of search. She had suffered ill health and despondency in recent weeks. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Norman Taylor, siblings, and grandfather Bill Ferrell. family resided in Reynolds and Hawkinsville.
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Norman Taylor
Reynolds
Teir
Margaret Taylor
Ocmulgee
Southern Railway
Hawkinsville
Bertha Taylor
Miss Taylor
Mr. Taylor
Beachwood
G. Ferrer
Bertha Taylor Beeson
Lucy Taylor
Norman Jr
Howard
John
Dennis
James
Harvey
William Paul Taylor
Bill Ferrell
Fifth Sunday Union Meeting at Mt Pisgah Baptist Church
Four churches Antioch Midway Horeb and Mt Pisgah plan a Fifth Sunday Union Meeting at Mt Pisgah next Sunday. The day starts with a Union Sunday School at 10 30 with teachers leading classes and a pastor's 11 30 sermon Who Is Your Master Dinner at noon and a 2 pm song service followed by discussions All members and friends are invited for the full day with special invitation to others.
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Antioch
Midway
Horeb
Mt Pisgah
Mt. Pisgah
J. H. Stanford
Tucker visits Butler in bid for State Treasurer
Hon. Arlie D. Tucker, candidate for State Treasurer, spoke in Butler on Tuesday in support of his campaign. A Nash-War I. native, he served as speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives and is a World War I veteran in Governor Dick Russell's era.
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Arlie D. Tucker
Butler
Mr. Tucker
Theville
World House of Representatives
Dick Russell
Butler Methodist Church to Hold Sunday Services
Rev. C. L. Glenn will lead services at Butler Methodist Church next Sunday. The public is invited to attend.
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C. L. Glenn
Mitchell Appointed Georgia Comptroller General
Wm R Mitchell age 37 is named by Governor Arnall to succeed the late Homer C Parker as Georgia comptroller general. Mitchell has long ties to the office and plans to return to private business when circumstances allow. He previously served as chief clerk and deputy insurance commissioner and earlier led in insurance work. The appointment comes during Parker’s illness with Mitchell vowing to credit the office through steady administration.
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Atlanta
William R. Mitchell
Arnall
Georgia
Mitchell
Comptroller’s Office
Homer C. Parker
Comptroller General
Parker
Dakota
Turmer County
Lanier High
Macon
University of Georgia Evening College
U. S. Insurance Association
Capitol
Pri
Three Gubernatorial Candidates to Speak at Buena Vista
A six county political rally at Buena Vista on July 4 features candidates James V. Carmichael E D Rivers and Eugene Talmade who will speak during the day. A barbecue at noon a pair of baseball games and a dance close out the event inviting all Taylor county residents.
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Buena Vista
James V. Carmichael
E. D. Rivers
Eugene Talmade
Taylor County
Conservation Practices Must Be Reported By June 30
Farmers on Taylor County lands must report conservation practices completed before June 15 to qualify for government payments. Roy F. Jones notes two annual reports are required: Jan 1 to June 15 and June 15 to Dec 31. Key payments cover winter legumes, oats not harvested for grain, pastures, fertilizer on pastures or legumes, limestone, and forest trees. pine tree planting pays $3.00 per acre.
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Taylor County
Roy F. Jones
Jones
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